Abbaye-aux-Hommes, Caen

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Abbaye-aux-Hommes in Caen is a historic Benedictine monastery in Normandy, France, renowned as the Romanesque abbey church associated with William the Conqueror.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Benedictine monastery ⓘ
Romanesque church ⓘ
abbey ⓘ
architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture ⓘ
associatedWith William the Conqueror ⓘ
burialPlaceOf William the Conqueror ⓘ
constructionStart 11th century ⓘ
continent Europe ⓘ
country France ⓘ
currentUse historic monument open to visitors ⓘ
religious site ⓘ
dedicatedTo Saint Stephen ⓘ
denomination Catholic ⓘ
era Romanesque period ⓘ
foundedBy William the Conqueror ⓘ
founder William I of England ⓘ
function abbey church ⓘ
monastery ⓘ
hasChancel Romanesque choir ⓘ
hasCrypt yes ⓘ
hasHeritageStatus protected historic monument of France ⓘ
hasNave Romanesque nave ⓘ
hasPart Abbey church of Saint-Étienne ⓘ
cloister ⓘ
monastic buildings ⓘ
hasTower twin western towers of the abbey church ⓘ
heritageDesignation Monument historique ⓘ
heritageDesignationCountry France ⓘ
languageOfNativeName French ⓘ
locatedIn Caen ⓘ
locatedInAdministrativeEntity Calvados ⓘ
locatedInCity Caen ⓘ
locatedInDepartment Calvados ⓘ
locatedInHistoricRegion Duchy of Normandy ⓘ
locatedInRegion Normandy ⓘ
locatedNear Abbaye-aux-Dames, Caen ⓘ
material Caen stone ⓘ
nativeName Abbaye Saint-Étienne de Caen ⓘ
Abbaye aux Hommes ⓘ
notableFor Benedictine monastic history ⓘ
Romanesque architecture ⓘ
association with William the Conqueror ⓘ
partOf historic center of Caen ⓘ
religiousAffiliation Roman Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism
religiousOrder Benedictines ⓘ
significantEvent foundation in the 11th century by William the Conqueror ⓘ
touristAttraction yes ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

William the Conqueror → burialPlace → Abbaye-aux-Hommes, Caen ⓘ
Abbaye-aux-Hommes, Caen → nativeName → Abbaye Saint-Étienne de Caen ⓘ
linked to: Abbaye-aux-Hommes, Caen
Norman architecture → notableExample → Caen Abbey of Saint-Étienne ⓘ
linked to: Abbaye-aux-Hommes, Caen
Abbaye aux Hommes → hasNameInFrench → Abbaye Saint-Étienne de Caen ⓘ
linked to: Abbaye-aux-Hommes, Caen
Abbey church of Saint-Étienne → alsoKnownAs → Saint-Étienne de Caen ⓘ
linked to: Abbaye-aux-Hommes, Caen
Abbaye-aux-Dames, Caen → locatedNear → Abbaye-aux-Hommes, Caen ⓘ
William II, Duke of Normandy → burialPlace → Abbaye-aux-Hommes, Caen, Normandy ⓘ
subject linked to: Duke of Normandy William II
linked to: Abbaye-aux-Hommes, Caen
William Ætheling → burialPlace → Abbaye de Saint-Étienne de Caen (disputed) ⓘ
linked to: Abbaye-aux-Hommes, Caen
Norman Church → hasImportantMonastery → Abbey of Saint-Étienne, Caen ⓘ
linked to: Abbaye-aux-Hommes, Caen
Norman culture → producedMonument → Caen Abbeys ⓘ
linked to: Abbaye-aux-Hommes, Caen
Norman → hasNotableExample → Caen Abbeys ⓘ
linked to: Abbaye-aux-Hommes, Caen